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Appendix B - Tutorials
Configuring the AirStation for Optimal Performance and Security
Some basic configuration tips to help improve your router performance and security.
Performance
•
Put the AirStation in an elevated spot near the center of your house or coverage area, but away from other devices
that might cause interference.
•
Experiment with strategic locations to improve signal strength. To reduce interference, keep the router away from
cordless phones and microwaves.
•
In populated areas, leave automatic channel selection enabled and use 20 MHz wide channels. In less crowded areas,
40 MHz wide channels may offer better performance.
•
Use QoS (Quality of Service) to give priority to services that need the most data.
Security
•
Use AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) as the encryption. WEP offers virtually no protection at all.
•
Enable the built-in AirStation firewall to prevent certain types of network traffic from reaching your computer.
•
Enable IP filtering to control what IP traffic to allow into and out of your network for further access control.
•
If you are using an unsecure network (e.g. WEP) and you wish to keep that access point separate from the rest of the
network, enable Client isolation. The unsecure router will still be able to access the Internet, but will be kept separate
from the rest of the network.
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Sharing a Printer
A USB printer attached to the AirStation can be made available to the network for wireless printing. You will need to
download and install the Network USB Navigator application from the Buffalo website.
Before proceeding, make sure the printer is installed on your PC with the correct printer drivers/software. If the PC does
not have the required drivers, even if Network USB Navigator detects the printer you will not be able to print to the
device.
Enabling Network USB on the AirStation
1
Open the AirStation’s Settings page and navigate to
Applications
-
Network USB
.
2
Enable Network USB. If the printer has multiple functions (e.g. scanning), enable
Use Multifunction Printer
as well.
Installing and Using Network USB Navigator
1
Download the Network USB Navigator software from the Buffalo website.
2
Open the application and install it on your PC, following the directions on the screen.
3
Connect the USB printer to the AirStation. Make sure the printer is powered on.
4
Open Network USB Navigator. The printer should appear as a network device.
5
Select the printer and click
Connect
button.
The printer should now be connected and available for wireless printing over the network.
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Configuring the Web Filter
You can apply a web content filter to prohibit access to sites that contain objectionable content. You can access the web
filter settings from the Easy Admin page, or by navigating to
Security
-
Web Filtering
.
You must first accept the Symantec terms of use before you can use web filtering.
Content Filter
You can select a filter level to set what kind of sites are blocked by the AirStation. To configure the content filter:
1
On the Web Filtering screen, enable content filtering.
2
Select the filter level.
3
Click
Apply
.
Websites Excluded from Filter
Excluded websites can be accessed regardless of the content filter in place. You can register up to 20 excluded sites. To
add a website:
1
On the Web Filtering screen, click
Add
under “Websites Excluded from Filter” to open the Exclude Website page.
2
Enter a website URL (e.g. www.google.com).
3
Click
Add
.
You will be returned to the Web Filtering page and the site will be displayed under “Websites Excluded from Filter”. You
can click
Edit
to make any changes, or
Delete
to remove the entry.
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Computers Excluded from Filter
Excluded computers can access any website without being affected by the content filter. You can register up to 20
excluded computers. To add a computer:
1
On the Web Filtering screen, click
Add
under “Computers Excluded from Filter” to open the Exclude Computer
page.
2
Enter a computer’s MAC address. If you need help locating a computer’s MAC address, consult the computer’s
manual, or visit the next section.
3
Click
Add
.
You will be returned to the Web Filtering screen and the computer will be displayed under “Computers Excluded from
Filter”. You can click
Edit
to make any changes, or Delete to remove the entry.
Finding a Computer’s MAC Address
Follow the steps below to locate a computer’s MAC address.
1
On your PC desktop, click on
Start
and type ‘cmd’ into the Search Bar.
2
The Command Prompt appears. Type ‘ipconfig /all’ and hit
Enter
.
3
Locate the Physical Address. This is the computer’s MAC address.
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Configuring Access Control
You can set up a schedule that dictates when a target computer on the network can (or cannot) access the Internet. To
configure this, navigate to
Security
-
Access Control
.
1
Open Access Control options by clicking
Enable
.
2
Under Target Computer, enter the computer’s MAC address.
3
For the added computer, select
Internet Access
or
No Internet Access
.
4
Set the start time, end time, and day(s) for the computer’s permitted access time. “0” refers to midnight. For
example, if you set Computer A to have “Internet Access” from 7:00-10:00 on Thursday and Saturday, then
Computer A can only access the Internet during those times and would not be able to get online during other
times.
5
Click
Edit Permitted Access Time
to save the change.
6
You can make additional changes to the schedule if needed by repeating steps 3-5.
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